Using Scuba Gear to catch Dungeness Crabs


by CDFG
1-9-2012
(916) 445-0411
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Question: Is it legal to use scuba equipment to catch Dungeness crabs?

Answer: Scuba divers may take Dungeness crab using only their hands. No hooked device may be possessed while taking Dungeness crab while diving (California Code of Regulations, section 29.80(g)).


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